The Phoenicians and the West
Subtitle: Politics, Colonies and Trade
Contributors: Mary Turton (Translator)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 31, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780521565981
Subjects: Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; World history; World - General; Middle East - History; Social Science; History - General History; Sociology; Other Geographical Groupings, Oceans & Seas; Archaeology; Social Science / Archaeology
First sentence: According to this etymology, 'Phoenician' would be derived from the Greek phoinos, a word of Indo-European root indicating 'red', 'blood', 'to stain with blood', 'death' or 'crime'.